In Martin Scorsese's debut feature, Harvey Keitel is a young, Catholic Italian-American who struggles with religious guilt after learning that...
In Martin Scorsese's debut feature, Harvey Keitel is a young, Catholic Italian-American who struggles with religious guilt after learning that the girl with whom he wants to settle down was once raped by a former partner.
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71 %24 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
61 %5,192 reviewsAudience score rating
"Martin Scorsese's dbut feature has just the slightest bit of story line, but the movie is a fascinating portfolio piece: a black-and-white blueprint for "Mean Streets.""
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Zina Bethune, as the girl, is believable but Harvey Keitel, as the anti-hero, is alternatively boorish or bewildered."
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Variety
Variety"In the aggressive self-confidence, the use of rock music, and the perceptive observation, Scorsese reveals an anthropological feel for street life and the attitudes of male adolescence."
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Time Out
Time Out"The director, who also wrote the original story and screenplay, hasn't succeeded in making a drama that is really much more aware than the characters themselves."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"As a film, it has something to say to everyone. As a technical achievement, it brings together two opposing worlds of American cinema."
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Roger Ebert
Roger EbertWho's That Knocking at My Door | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
